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‘How long before climate change will destroy the Earth?’: research…

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/how-long-before-climate-change-will-destroy-the-earth-research-reveals-what-australian-kids-want-to-know-about-our-warming-world

21 Mar 2024: Every day, more children discover they are living in a climate crisis. This makes many children feel sad, anxious, angry, powerless, confused and frightened about what the future holds. The climate change burden facing young people is inherently
Promoting options for cutting Tasmania’s transport emissions

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1 Aug 2023: Tasmania may be one of the few places on earth which has already reached net-zero and has a head start in the transition to a low-carbon future. Our next challenge is to start the hard work of reducing emissions across the entire economy from heavy
Climate drivers behind Antarctic melt caused recent sea level rise

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14 Nov 2023: A team of researchers has revealed that climate variability—specifically the El NiÃo Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and the Southern Annular Mode—played a significant role in the changes observed in the Antarctic Ice Sheet over the past 20
Live program to engage young Tasmanians during COVID-19 isolation

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/live-program-to-engage-young-tasmanians-during-covid-19-isolation

29 Apr 2020: A new, interactive online show for young Tasmanians is the Peter Underwood Centre’s latest response to COVID-19 isolation. The weekly program, UCTV Alive for Kids, will feature a presentation by a University of Tasmania researcher and a Q&A
Learn how to live with fire

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11 Dec 2023: A free, online short course that explores the unpredictability of bushfires and how we live with them is teaching the community how to adapt in a changing climate. Dr Penelope Jones, who developed the short course, said this was a great opportunity
How a backyard project inspired a career that is protecting our reefs

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/how-a-backyard-project-inspired-a-career-that-is-protecting-our-reefs

13 Dec 2023: Associate Professor Scott Ling's (BSc Hons 2000, PhD 2009) fascination with science began as a backyard project when he was a boy growing up in Tasmania. With his cocker spaniel by his side, he became aware of a brown trout in the stream that ran
Community input sought on privacy laws

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2 May 2023: The privacy of Tasmanians will be the subject of a major review, and the public are being asked for their input. The Tasmania Law Reform Institute has been tasked with examining the state’s legal protections around privacy. The Institute has
Tasmanian fisheries forensics technology set to improve global catch…

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/tasmanian-fisheries-forensics-technology-set-to-improve-global-catch-management

18 Dec 2023: With an ever-increasing hunger for seafood globally, finding low-cost but effective ways of monitoring catches has never been more important to ensure sustainability. In 2020, global wild capture fisheries production was estimated at 90. 3 million
‘Forever chemicals’ detected in lutruwita / Tasmania’s Little…

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15 Jan 2024: Scientists have detected PFAS in the nesting soils and blood of Little penguins (Eudyptula minor) that forage and breed along lutruwita/Tasmania’s coastlines, and it’s alarming evidence that ‘forever chemicals’ have become widespread in
United Nations partnership encourages Tasmanian community to cross…

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15 May 2023: Encouraging Tasmanians to bridge local divisions about vital environmental and heritage issues will be at the heart of a new partnership with a United Nations agency. Making good decisions, with less damaging conflict, about the state’s natural,
Statewide book club as University teams up with Tasmania Reads

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26 May 2023: Readers from across Tasmania will have the chance to come together for a statewide book club as the University teams up with Tasmania Reads. Book club meetings will take place in-person and online in July to discuss alumnus Robbie Arnott’s novel
Law Week talks tackle human rights, social change and (de)extinction

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/law-week-talks-tackle-human-rights,-social-change-and-deextinction

3 May 2023: The University will host talks on some of our most important legal issues, as well as an opening address from Tasmania’s Chief Justice when Law Week kicks off later this month. The Hon Alan Blow AO will officially launch Law Week Tasmania 2023 at
Scientists deep dive into the environmental performance of salmon…

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9 Jan 2024: A new environmental monitoring program in Storm Bay is revealing exactly how the local marine environment is responding to salmon aquaculture – and it’s serving as an early warning system to detect any signs of enrichment from excess nutrients
Tasmania’s 2024 Rhodes Scholar has already started giving back

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3 Nov 2023: As schools emerged from the COVID lockdowns, Billy Blackett saw a universal problem – students were struggling with the impacts of the pandemic on their learning. He turned his entrepreneurial and altruistic spirit to the problem. What was a
How you can have a green impact no matter what you study

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9 Nov 2020: Chester James-Smith is a fifth-year medical student. He’s also the winner of the Australasian Green Impact Student Awards for 2020. Chester was always interested in his personal environmental impact, but it was during his time
On the edge: warming waters destabilising ‘cold’ ice shelf

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12 Oct 2023: Researchers have found large-scale anomalies in wind and sea ice are causing the waters below an East Antarctic ice shelf to warm, which could affect future sea level rise across the world. Dr Matthis Auger is a co-author of the new study published
New leadership program for Tasmanian agriculture sector

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14 Feb 2023: The Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA) and Rural Business Tasmania (RBT) are joining forces to provide a unique career development opportunity for people working in Tasmania’s agriculture sector. eNABLE is a new training program that brings
Making science accessible to enquiring young minds is child’s play in …

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29 May 2023: Children have helped researchers communicate their Antarctic and Southern Ocean science especially for enquiring young minds – and it’s the focus of a new exhibition opening today in Hobart at the IMAS gallery. “This exhibition is about turning
Urgent call for Southern Ocean science in a changing world

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18 Aug 2023: Today hundreds of international scientists are sounding a clarion call for urgent expansion of Southern Ocean science in the emerging climate crisis. This week 300 scientists from 25 nations have been meeting in the Antarctic gateway city of Hobart
Poet Caitlin Maling awarded inaugural McAuley Fellowship

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/poet-caitlin-maling-awarded-inaugural-mcauley-fellowship

18 May 2023: Ecological poet Caitlin Maling will tap into some deep Tasmanian roots when she takes up a new $10,000 creative fellowship at the University of Tasmania. The West Australian writer, whose most recent book was shortlisted for the Prime Minister’s
Creative Writing program at home in City of Literature

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13 Nov 2023: Hobart’s emergence as a literary hotspot has long been sustained by the talents of students, staff and alumni from the University. Now it is set to benefit more, with the newly named UNESCO City of Literature to be supported by the College of Arts,
English major produces more than just skilled writers

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26 Apr 2023: A Bachelor of Arts is an extremely versatile degree, one that can be tailored to explore new or old interests and help you discover a wide range of career possibilities. With majors in areas as diverse as English, History, Psychology, Classics,
Picture this: robotic floats uncover carbon storage pathways in the…

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/picture-this-robotic-floats-uncover-carbon-storage-pathways-in-the-southern-ocean

3 Apr 2023: Deep diving, data-gathering robotic floats adrift in the Southern Ocean for three years have revealed how much carbon this remote ocean is storing, how it does it and how that might change in the future. “Plankton on the ocean’s surface absorb
Antarctica is the only continent without a permanent human…

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17 Jan 2024: Elizabeth Leane, Professor of Antarctic StudiesWhen I was working on my book Antarctica in Fiction, friends and colleagues would joke about what an easy task I had taken on. How many writers would choose to set a novel in a continent with no
Professor Andrew Palmer ranked in top 10 most prolific health…

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27 Jun 2023: Professor Andrew Palmer, who heads up the Menzies Institute for Medical Research health economics research group, has been ranked in the top 10 most productive authors in health economics research globally. Professor Palmer has extensive experience
Pathways to Politics for Women broadens reach to Tasmania

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/pathways-to-politics-for-women-broadens-reach-to-tasmania

30 Nov 2023: Pathways to Politics for Women will go fully national in 2024 with the introduction of its award-winning program to Western Australia and Tasmania, boosting gender equality and diversity in Australian politics nationwide. The inaugural Western
Access all areas: first recorded sighting of humpback whales in…

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/access-all-areas-first-recorded-sighting-of-humpback-whales-in-antarcticas-western-weddell-sea

11 Oct 2023: Scientists onboard Antarctic-bound tourist vessels have a unique opportunity to get up-close observations of baleen whales and, in the summer of 2022, they witnessed something remarkable. IMAS University of Tasmania PhD candidate Angus Henderson
The benefits of thinking big

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4 Apr 2023: The Great Southern Reef rivals the Great Barrier Reef for beauty, biodiversity, and the fisheries it supports. Yet it is relatively little known and significantly underfunded, despite being located in a climate change hot spot. University of Tasmania
Flexibility is key when protecting the Southern Ocean

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/flexibility-is-key-when-protecting-the-southern-ocean

21 Apr 2023: Undersea mountains that help shape ocean currents and support a dazzling array of marine life are just one of the important ecosystems under-represented in current marine protection, scientists say. University of Tasmania PhD candidate Anne Boothroyd
Canute helps councils prepare for sea level rise

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/793-canute-helps-councils-prepare-for-sea-level-rise

19 Nov 2018: How will rising sea levels and storm surges affect our coastal buildings and roads? With more than half of Australians living within seven kilometres of the coast, we need to plan for the rise in sea levels predicted for coming decades. The Canute
Musicians to perform in aid of endangered handfish

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15 Aug 2022: Music and rare fish may have little in common, but the two will be the focal point of a special one-hour event at The Hedberg on August 19. The University of Tasmania School of Creative Arts and Media is hosting a benefit concert for the Handfish
Growing seaweed in the open ocean could be foiled by iron deficiency, …

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/growing-seaweed-in-the-open-ocean-could-be-foiled-by-iron-deficiency,-new-study-finds

14 Jun 2023: Growing seaweed in the open ocean is widely considered a viable way to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, but a new study reveals the iron concentration in the open ocean is inadequate to sustain seaweed growth – a fact that scientists say
Seals uncover new ocean depths in East Antarctica

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/seals-uncover-new-ocean-depths-in-east-antarctica

8 Aug 2023: New ocean depths and seascapes beneath the East Antarctic continental shelf have been revealed in the latest study tracking deep-diving seals, along with detailed information about the waterways that erode the ice shelves from below. “Deep-diving
"More action" required on climate change

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/more-action-required-on-climate-change

30 Jun 2023: The Tasmanian Policy Exchange (TPE) has published its second annual analysis of Tasmania’s greenhouse gas emissions. These reports provide an independent and accessible assessment of how Tasmania’s emissions are tracking based on the latest
A helping hand

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4 Apr 2023: Meet the red handfish – Albie, Ariel, Benni, Hector and Hippocrates. The list goes on. Each has been sponsored by members of the public keen to help the critically endangered species. Albie was named by Albuera Street Primary School students,
Scholarship gives students overseas study opportunity

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2022/1200-scholarship-gives-students-overseas-study-opportunity

25 Jan 2022: Two students from the University of Tasmania will each spend a semester studying in the Indo-Pacific after receiving a 2022 New Colombo Plan Scholarship. The scholarship provides financial support for high achieving students to undertake up to 19
Diving into data: unique portal delivers insights for managing…

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/diving-into-data-unique-portal-delivers-insights-for-managing-australias-seafloor-habitats

23 May 2023: Imagine making time-critical decisions to manage Australia’s vital seafloor habitats when you have little or no readily available information about them. Now marine managers can dive into Seamap Australia, a one-stop data portal with the
Multiple sclerosis rising and accelerating in Australia new data shows

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/multiple-sclerosis-rising-and-accelerating-in-australia-new-data-shows

15 Feb 2023: The number of Australians living with multiple sclerosis (MS) is increasing at a significant and accelerating rate. The latest data showed that 33,335 Australians were living with MS in 2021, an increase of 30% (7,728) over the four years since the
An exciting journey towards a new career

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1098-an-exciting-journey-towards-a-new-career

1 Dec 2020: Starting further tertiary study in the middle of a pandemic would make many people apprehensive. But for mother of Six Ishara Love, 2020 provided the opportunity to launch into an exciting new chapter. Originally from Melbourne, Ishara has lived in
Four ways to deliver the high-quality carbon offsets the planet needs

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/four-ways-to-deliver-the-high-quality-carbon-offsets-the-planet-needs

30 Aug 2023: While reducing carbon emissions will help us move towards net-zero targets and avoid catastrophic warming, it is critical for carbon dioxide (CO2) to be removed from the atmosphere to compensate for sectors where decreasing emissions is more
Antarctic researcher wins prestigious Fellowship to study in the US

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10 Feb 2023: A University of Tasmania Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) graduate has won a prestigious Quad Fellowship to investigate the historic impacts of climate change on glacial melting in Antarctica. Mika Bighin has arrived in the United
Complexity of motivation highlighted in language learning research

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2022/complexity-of-motivation-highlighted-in-language-learning-research

28 Oct 2022: Dr Mairin Hennebry-Leung of the University of Tasmania School of Education, and co-author Professor Xuesong (Andy) Gao from the University of NSW, explored the complex interplay of diverse factors shaping a learner’s motivation, looking at a range
Tasmanian Aboriginal oral traditions among the oldest recorded…

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14 Aug 2023: New research published in the Journal of Archaeological Science indicates Palawa (Tasmanian Aboriginal) stories recall geological and astronomical events that occurred 12,000 years ago, placing them among the oldest recorded oral traditions in the
Rainbows, seafood, and enthralling study

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2019/958-rainbows-seafood-and-enthralling-study

31 Oct 2019: Banner image: The closest point to Antarctica in Tasmania. Image courtesy of Misbah Shaikh. When Misbah Shaikh was once told life isn’t all about the rainbows, she turned around and said, “have you been to Tasmania?”Our State’s beautiful
Scientists map heat beneath Antarctica’s icesheets

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12 Dec 2022: Researchers from the ARC Centre for Excellence in Antarctic Science (ACEAS) at the University of Tasmania are helping predict future sea level rise by taking a closer look at what goes on beneath Antarctica’s icesheets. “Heat moving outwards from
Beyond the stethoscope: Six health careers you can pursue with a…

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/beyond-the-stethoscope

24 May 2023: Are you drawn to the vast and vital health field, passionate about making a difference, but don’t necessarily see yourself donning scrubs and a stethoscope?If you're intrigued by the workings of the human body and fascinated by the power of
Making her mark at Mona

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2019/937-making-her-mark-at-mona

16 Sep 2019: When Eleanor Robb was younger her parents would take her from their home in Burnie to museums in Sydney and Melbourne. But how do you go from having an appreciation of art to becoming Digital Manager for one of the world’s most renowned art
New ocean model goes in for the krill

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/new-ocean-model-goes-in-for-the-krill

27 Jul 2023: For the first time, researchers are able to predict where Antarctic krill populations live and in what numbers, information that is critical to forecasting the future of Southern Ocean ecosystems. The study published this week outlines a new tool,
Spotlight on Dr Zi Siang See, Lecturer in Innovation Design, Digital…

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20 Oct 2023: Dr Zi Siang See specialises in the design, use and integration of interactive media, including augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR). His research and practice are multidisciplinary, bringing together the fields of education technologies,
Scientists rescue red handfish in hot water this summer

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/scientists-rescue-red-handfish-in-hot-water-this-summer

31 Jan 2024: Twenty-five red handfish have arrived at IMAS Taroona in a rescue effort to safeguard them against the predicted high sea and atmospheric temperatures this summer. “The home of the red handfish is facing severe habitat loss and degradation,